August 15, 2018
Elmhurst corner co-named for Latino activist added to interactive map of historic LGBT sites
841 Barretto Street
Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance (BAAD!)
The award-winning Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance (BAAD!) was founded by dancer/choreographer Arthur Avilés and writer/activist Charles Rice-González, Bronx... Learn More
Jacob Riis Park
Riis Park Beach
The isolated eastern end of the beach at Jacob Riis Park has been a location for LGBT sunbathing and cruising... Learn More
78th Street & 37th Avenue
Julio Rivera Corner
This street sign in Jackson Heights commemorates Julio Rivera, a gay Puerto Rican man who in 1990 was brutally attacked... Learn More
77th Street & Broadway
Guillermo Vasquez Corner
Guillermo Vasquez was a leading gay rights, AIDS, and Latino community activist in Queens who emigrated from Colombia in 1972.... Learn More
89th Street & 37th Avenue
Queens Pride Parade
In 1993, the inaugural Queens Pride Parade and Multicultural Festival took place in the historically gay neighborhood of Jackson Heights... Learn More
85 South Oxford Street
Audre Lorde Project
The groundbreaking Audre Lorde Project (ALP), founded in 1994, has been located in the parish house of Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian... Learn More
